The Baltimore Ravens gave Robert Griffin III his first start in 19 months during Thursday's Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the
Chicago Bears
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derailed from nagging knee injuries, but he looked just fine on Thursday.
Griffin completed seven passes for 58 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
The Ravens won the game, 17-16.After the game, Griffin talked about how
emotional it was for him to be back in game action for the first time in 19
months, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com."People don't understand that once
you're out of the league for a year, it's really hard to get back in, especially
if you're a quarterback and a high draft pick. It's just really hard to
do.[Thursday] was an emotional day for me, just coming back out here. I know
it's the preseason, it's the Hall of Fame game, but to have an opportunity to
come back out here and play football is something that I really cherish."Drafted
second overall by the Washington Redskins (who surrendered four draft picks to
trade up and land him in a deal with the Rams), in 2012, Griffin led them to the
NFC East title after an excellent rookie year.Griffin tossed 3,200 yards and 20
touchdowns against just five interceptions
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limiting RG3's progression in 2013. He was slowed by an ankle injury in 2014,
and replaced by Kirk Cousins in 2015 after suffering a concussion. After the
Redskins releases Griffin, he signed a two-year deal worth $15 million with the
Cleveland Browns. Sadly, Griffin hurt his shoulder and was limited to five games
in 2016. He was released after the season, and wasn't signed by anybody for the
2017 campaign.But the Ravens are giving Griffin a chance to get healthy and
revive his career. The man is only 28 years of age, and he'll certainly have the
chance to challenge struggling veteran Joe Flacco for the starting job in 2018
and beyond.We've seen many great athletes have careers derailed by injuries, but
Griffin is battling hard to keep his NFL tenure going. If he can do that, it
would certainly be one of the all-time great comeback stories. It was a
much-needed win for the San Francisco Giants, but it came at a great cost.
Pablo Sandoval’s tie-breaking two-run single in the 16th inning lifted the Giants past the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Thursday, but the Giants also lost third
baseman Evan Longoria to a broken left hand after he was hit by a pitch.
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